Flowers for national and state emblems
Flowers chosen to stand for a country, a state or a city.
PeachPrunus persica
A flowering fruit tree from China, grown for its pink blossoms and sweet fruit
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree
WillowSalix
Deciduous trees and shrubs with early spring catkin flowers
Salix · Wildflower
AlmondPrunus amygdalus
A Mediterranean tree grown for its fragrant spring flowers and edible seeds
🇮🇷 Iran and 6 more · Flowering tree
ApricotPrunus armeniaca
A small fruit tree with early white to pink blossoms and golden-orange fruit
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Flowering tree
TulipTulipa
Spring-blooming bulbs with showy, cup-shaped flowers in many colours
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 7 more · Wildflower
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub
LilyLilium
Tall bulb flowers with large, colourful blooms in many gardens and cultures
Lilium · Wildflower
Wild cherryPrunus avium
A tall flowering tree native to Europe, grown for its sweet fruit and spring blossom
🇮🇹 Italy and 6 more · Flowering tree
Narcissus
Spring-flowering bulbs with trumpet-shaped blooms in white, yellow, and orange
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
HawthornCrataegus
A thorny shrub or tree with white or pink spring flowers and small edible fruits
🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower
Malus
The genus of apples and crabapples with spring blossoms and autumn fruit
Malus · Flowering tree
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
A woodland plant with sweet-scented white bell flowers in late spring
🇫🇮 Finland and 4 more · Wildflower
YarrowAchillea millefolium
A wild, fern-leaved plant with flat clusters of white or pink flowers and a spicy scent
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
A spiny shrub with white spring flowers and tart blue-black fruit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
Common poppyPapaver rhoeas
The vivid red wildflower of fields and remembrance
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Rhododendron
A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours
🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 more · Wildflower
Bay laurelLaurus nobilis
Evergreen tree with aromatic leaves used as bay leaf in cooking
🇬🇷 Greece and 9 more · Flowering tree
Pedunculate oakQuercus robur
A towering oak tree with stalked acorns, native to Europe and western Asia
🇷🇸 Serbia and 8 more · Flowering tree
Prunus
The group of trees and shrubs with stone fruits like cherries, plums, and almonds
Prunus · Flowering tree
ButtercupRanunculus
A widespread group of bright, often shiny-petalled wild and garden flowers
Ranunculus · Wildflower
HoneysuckleLonicera
Twining vines and shrubs with sweet-scented tubular flowers and edible nectar
Lonicera · Wildflower
Iris
A large group of perennial flowers with striking, six-lobed blooms
Iris · Wildflower
Hydrangea
Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub
LilacSyringa
Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters
Syringa · Flowering shrub
Forget-me-notMyosotis
Small blue wildflowers known for remembrance and love
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 7 more · Wildflower
Anemone
Perennial wildflowers with colorful, petal-like sepals known as windflowers
Anemone · Wildflower
Crocus
Small corm-grown flowers in white, yellow, orange or purple
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
A large flowering tree known for its white spring blooms and shiny brown conkers
🇦🇱 Albania and 7 more · Flowering tree
PeonyPaeonia
Large spring flowers in pink, red, white, yellow and purple, grown in gardens worldwide
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia
A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to eastern North America
🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Flowering tree
HyacinthHyacinthus
A spring-blooming bulb with fragrant, colourful flower spikes
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Bulb flower
Begonia
A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates
Begonia · Wildflower
Primula
A large genus of spring-blooming wild and garden flowers from cool and mountain regions
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower
SnowdropGalanthus
White bell-shaped flowers that bloom at the end of winter
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower
Camellia
Evergreen shrubs and trees with showy blooms, best known for tea and garden flowers
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Garden flower
Clematis
A climbing vine with showy flowers, prized in gardens worldwide
Clematis · Wildflower
ColumbineAquilegia
A perennial wildflower with spurred, often blue or multicoloured blooms
Aquilegia · Wildflower
Indian fig opuntiaOpuntia ficus-indica
A large, spiny cactus grown for its sweet fruit and edible pads
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Arabian coffeeCoffea arabica
The white-flowered shrub whose beans make most of the world’s coffee
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 more · Wildflower
LantanaLantana camara
A colourful shrub with clusters of small, changing flowers
🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub
HelleboreHelleborus
A group of perennial flowers that bloom in late winter and early spring
Helleborus · Garden flower
Common hawthornCrataegus monogyna
A thorny shrub or tree with white spring flowers and red fruit, native to Europe
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 more · Wildflower
Delphinium
Tall garden flowers with spurred blooms in blue, purple, pink, and white
Delphinium · Wildflower
Eastern redbudCercis canadensis
A North American tree with magenta-pink spring flowers and heart-shaped leaves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Flowering tree
Moutan peonyPaeonia × suffruticosa
The woody peony of China with large, showy spring flowers
🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Flowering shrub
Common LilacSyringa vulgaris
A spring-flowering shrub with fragrant purple or white blooms
🇷🇸 Serbia and 4 more · Garden flower
Red-and-green kangaroo pawAnigozanthos manglesii
The red and green floral emblem of Western Australia
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Mountain laurelKalmia latifolia
Evergreen shrub with pink or white star-shaped blooms from eastern North America
🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Forget-me-not: Sedum Tauno Erik, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Bay laurel: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us, source
- Primula: No machine-readable author provided. Pokrajac assumed (based on copyri, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Begonia: Juni, CC BY 2.0, source
- Delphinium: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red-and-green kangaroo paw: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au, source
- Moutan peony: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Almond: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yarrow: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rhododendron: Eiffel, Public domain, source
- Camellia: junichiro aoyama, CC BY 2.0, source
- Wild cherry: MPF, CC BY 2.5, source
- Mountain laurel: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common Lilac: Nedelin, CC BY 2.5, source
- Arabian coffee: Marcelo Corrêa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Eastern redbud: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hellebore: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- German iris: Za, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Prunus: Benjamin Gimmel, BenHur, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hydrangea: 3268zauber, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Malus: Chrumps, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tulip: John O'Neill, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Snowdrop: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lily-of-the-valley: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rosemary: Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, CC BY 2.0, source
- Peach: Jack Dykinga, USDA, Public domain, source
- Blackthorn: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hawthorn: Nadiatalent, Public domain, source
- Buttercup: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Honeysuckle: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, source
- Pedunculate oak: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Narcissus: Uberprutser, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Willow: Jdforrester, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Apricot: Fir0002, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lily: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lilac: Marisa DeMeglio, CC BY 2.0, source
- Anemone: Aviad2001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Horse-chestnut: Stephan van Helden, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peony: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, source
- Black locust: Annabell Hormann / korina.info, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hyacinth: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Clematis: Jolly Janner, Public domain, source
- Prickly pear: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Columbine: Python (Peter Rühr), CC BY 3.0, source
- Common hawthorn: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Crocus: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common poppy: Kieran Roy Powell, CC BY 4.0, source
- Lantana: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source